Audition (2000)
Overview
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $250,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $359,853.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 19.134 |
Directed By
Takashi Miike
Crew
Ryū Murakami
Toyoyuki Yokohama
Satoshi Fukushima
Koji Endo
Tatsuo Ozeki
Daisuke Tengan
Yasushi Shimamura
Akemi Suyama
Takashi Miike
Hideo Yamamoto
Tomoe Kumagai
Kenji Shibasaki
Yûichi Matsui
TOP CAST
Ryo Ishibashi
Shigeharu Aoyama
Eihi Shiina
Asami Yamazaki
Jun Kunimura
Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
Tetsu Sawaki
Shigehiko Aoyama
Renji Ishibashi
Mr Shimada
Miyuki Matsuda
Ryoko Aoyama
Toshie Negishi
Rie
Yuriko Hirooka
Michiyo Yanagida
Shigeru Saiki
Toastmaster
Ken Mitsuishi
Director
Ren Osugi
Shibata
Kanji Tsuda
Bartender
Fumiyo Kohinata
TV Station Presenter
Misato Nakamura
Misuzu Takagi
Yuuto Arima
Young Shigehiko
Ayaka Izumi
Young Asami
Kimiko Tachibana
FM Announcer
Tatsuo Endō
Doctor
Koshio Jindôji
Nurse
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